Within the first 3 episodes, we have a new petite dragon with unbelievably enormous tracts of land, everyone once again wants to have sex with Kobayashi (who magically grows a penis due to Ilulu/busty dragon's powers by the second episode), we've lewded the loli, and shown countless boob jokes/uncomfortable camera angles - aspects of the show that were a bit more reserved last season, and I could brush off these moments to enjoy the wholesome parts of the series. Tohru has practically been reduced to only thirsting after Kobayashi, with very little character direction outside of that. I can appreciate some ecchi in my anime and manga, but the frequency in the opening episodes feels very forced here.
There were some fun moments like Tohru's experience at the maid cafe, or when the whole cast went over to work on a maid outfit for Kobayashi. However lewd in all the wrong ways possible this show has become, there's still some fantastic animation and art direction in part from KyoAni, who seems to back in full force despite the horrific arson attack in 2019.
Animation aside, this feels like a very different show than the prior season. The MiniDragon shorts are a bit closer in tone, but this season feels like more of a skip, at least for me.
